Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Good-Bye (for now) Palouse...Hello Real World

WSU Graduation

On May 9th, I graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Mom, Dad, Davey and Kevin made the 6+ hour drive to hang with me for the weekend. We had breakfast at Tim and Carrie's before the ceremony. (Their family goes to the same church I attend in Pullman. She leads my Bible study as well.)
Davey and Jamison quickly became friends! Jaime is Tim and Carrie's son (second of five kids).

The boys were obviously thrilled to be in Pullman for the weekend...packing up my apartment and waiting for me to get ready every time we went out.

I got a little nervous before the big ceremony. Mom captured all the best moments...

Here we are, trekking through campus to Beasley Coliseum for graduation.

About 500 students graduated at the 11:30 ceremony.
The boys were happy when it was over. But, it only took about 2 hours.
Yay! I'm graduated! And, of course, I wore my finest workout clothes under my gown. It only makes sense. I was a Kinesiology major. :)

Davey and Kevin got to go to their first ever college baseball game. The Cougs played the Oregon Ducks. Davey and Kev posed with Butch.

We saw a herd of elk in Packwood on the drive home. (See Facebook for the crazy video Mom and I made.)


It's hard to believe I'm already finished with college. It was absolutely wonderful having Mom, Dad and the boys in Pullman for the weekend. I'm blessed to have such a supportive family.
But, some exciting things are in the future! I'm leaving for Sasebo, Japan on June 5th. I get to be a camp counselor for military kids on a U.S. Navy base. After that 10 week stint, the job hunt is on! Please keep me in your prayers while I take on these new adventures!